Obama: ‘Michelle will never run for office’

FILE – First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, during an event with leading parenting bloggers, online influencers, and content creators for a conversation about the health of kids as part of her Let’s Move! initiative. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has tamped down any speculation that first lady Michelle Obama may one day run for office herself.

In an interview with Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner conducted the day after the presidential election earlier this month, Obama said, “Michelle will never run for office.”

He added, “She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she’s too sensible to want to be in politics.”

Obama also said in the interview published online Monday that once he leaves office in January, he and his wife will “continue to be very active” on their belief that “when you work with people on the ground at a grassroots level, change happens.”